BBC news 2011-04-08 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The commander of the Libyan rebel forces, Abdul Fatah Younis, says Nato has apologised for mistakenly attacking a column of rebel tanks near Ajdabiya, in the east of the country.

apologise for 为…而道歉
例句：I must beg to apologise for coming so late. 
我来得这么晚应该道歉。
a column of 一纵队，一行
例句：column of soldiers marched down the highway.
一个士兵纵队沿着公路行进。

2. Part of the problem today may have been that the rebel forces sent in for the first time in a long time a lot of very heavy armour.

for the first time 第一次
例句：They tasted defeat for the first time.
他们第一次体验到失败的滋味。

3. Elsewhere in Libya, a relief ship carrying emergency supplies of food and medicine has arrived in the western city of Misrata, which is being besieged by government forces.

arrive in/at 到达，抵达
例句：The steamer arrived in harbor last night.
汽船是昨晚进港的。

4. The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has responded to charges from some rebels that he is trying to keep Colonel Gaddafi in power.

respond to 对…做出回应
例句：He did not respond to her advances. 
他对她的友好表示无动于衷。

5. Japan has lifted a fresh tsunami alert that was issued after an earthquake hit the northeast of the country.

tsunami alert 海啸警报

6. Officials have been quick to reassure the public that the crippled nuclear power plant at Fukushima appears not to have suffered any further damage, but some power sources at another nuclear plant in the affected region have been knocked out, though officials say the backup systems there are working.

knock out使不能使用， 毁坏
例句：The telephone communications were knocked out by the storm.
风暴使电话通讯中断了。

7. Witnesses reported seeing one rocket brought down as it headed towards the city of Ashkelon.

bring down 掉下，倒下
例句：I can easily bring down the paddler. 
我一枪就可打中划船人。 

8. The bank is keen that consumers and business should not expect much higher inflation because if they do, they are more likely to seek higher wages and raise prices.

be likely to do可能做…
例句：Many jobs are likely to be lost.
就业机会可能会大量流失。